TONK
Constituency no. 13 in Rajasthan · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Lok Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1967.
Rajasthan also has an assembly constituency called TONK. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 10 results.
Winner, 1996
SHYAM LAL BANSHIWAL
BJP
Elections held
11
1967–2004
Most successful party
BJP
won 4 of 11
Margin, 1996
2,726
0.64% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
INCBANWARI LAL BAIRWA
- Votes
- 1,92,792
- Vote share
- 44.94%
- Behind by
- 2,726
Electors
11,07,980
Total votes polled
4,28,972
Valid votes
4,28,972
NOTA votes
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Turnout
38.7%
Full result, 1996
16 candidates · 4,28,972 valid votes
SHYAM LAL BANSHIWALBJPwon
1,95,518
45.6%
BANWARI LAL BAIRWAINC
1,92,792
44.9%
GOPAL DENGWALJD
11,880
2.8%
LALIT BHATIAIICT
7,589
1.8%
CHHITARMAL BALAIIND
4,630
1.1%
JAGANNATH MORLIYAIND
2,341
0.6%
GOPIKISHAN BENIWALIND
2,229
0.5%
KARTAR SINGHIND
2,214
0.5%
HANUMAN PRASAD BAIRWAIND
1,921
0.5%
LALU RAMIND
1,855
0.4%
KANCHAN DEVIIND
1,637
0.4%
RAJU LAL BAIRWAIND
1,200
0.3%
Showing the top 12 of 16. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | KAILASH MEGHWAL | BJP | 3,15,717 | 53.12% | NAND KISHORE BAIRWA | 58,512 |
| 1999 | Shyam Lal Bansiwal | BJP | 2,87,265 | 53.25% | Dwarka Prasad Bairwa | 48,358 |
| 1998 | DOWARKA PARSHAD BAIRWA | INC | 3,12,307 | 52.46% | SHAMBHU DAYAL BADGUJAR | 57,469 |
| 1996 | SHYAM LAL BANSHIWAL | BJP | 1,95,518 | 45.58% | BANWARI LAL BAIRWA | 2,726 |
| 1991 | RAM NARAIN BERWA | BJP | 1,76,290 | 45.94% | RAMKANWAR BERWA | 13,019 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the TONK constituency in 2004?
KAILASH MEGHWAL (BJP) won TONK in 2004, by a margin of 58,512 votes.
Which party has won TONK the most times?
BJP, with 4 of the 11 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has TONK gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1967 to 2004.
Who has won TONK the most times?
RAM KANWAR, with 2 wins between 1971 and 1977.
